Boxing Results

The only genuine action this past weekend took place in Asia and we crack open the first results report of 2009 with a quick trip to the Pacifico in Yokahama, Japan where there were two world title fights on Saturday night. Yusuke Kobori put his WBA Lightweight crown at risk …

Today at the Sun Plaza Hall in Hiroshima, Japan, Thailand’s Denkaosan Kaovichit shook off the world title jinx by knocking out reigning champion Takefumi Sakata in the second round to win the WBA Flyweight belt. The 32 year old Kaovichit held the PABA crown from his first professional bout in …

Just two cards of note happened this weekend in Asia and on Saturday, the focus was on Archaic Hall in Amagasaki, Japan which featured a good contest for the Japanese light middleweight title. After a nine year career filled with ups and downs, Amagasaki southpaw Yuki Nonaka, 17-7-2 (6), finally …

There were three good cards taking place this weekend in Europe and we start out at Padiglione Conza in Lugano, Switzerland where there was a clash of undefeated welterweights fighting over the IBC belt. Reigning titlist Roberto Belge, 21-0-0 (4), kept his crown but it wasn’t easy as “Rubi” was …

Last night at Club Argentino in Marcos Juarez, Argentina, the vacant WBA Fedebol Cruiserweight crown was contested by undefeated 23 year old Buenos Aires based Colombian slugger Santander Silgado and Rio Segundo veteran Sergio Martin Baez over nine rounds. A former South American Light Heavyweight Champ, 35 year old Baez …

One of the top names in Women’s boxing was in action last night as Jisselle Salandy outpointed Yahaira Hernandez over ten rounds at Jean Pierre Sports Complex in Port-of-Spain on the Southern Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. 21 year old light middleweight phenom Salandy thrilled her hometown audience …

WBA Heavyweight Champion Nicolai Valuev retained his belt last night at Zurich, Switzerland’s Hallenstadion Arena by posting a close majority decision over former champion Evander Holyfield. Holyfield started off on his toes, staying away from the massive Russian’s long jab with circular motion. When the American veteran did come in, …

Six months after their well-documented first bout ended in a fiasco, super featherweights Humberto Soto and Francisco Lorenzo went at it again, this time for the vacant WBC title, at Parque Andres Quintana Roo in Cozumel, Mexico. The much shorter Lorenzo came out strong, backing up Soto and enjoying a …

Last night at Hollywood Park Casino in Inglewood, CA, former world champions were in action as Roman Karmazin, 37-3-1 (23), tangled with Bronco McKart, 51-9-1 (31), for the vacant NABF Middleweight title. Both combatants had their glory days at light middle and 35 year old former IBF and European Champ …

There were a two interesting bills on the Continent this weekend aside from Sugar Jackson Bonsu’s triumph over Carlos Baldomir and Nicolai Valuev’s WBA title defense against Evander Holyfield. On Saturday, there was a show at Yunost Sports Palace in Zaporizhia, Ukraine with the headlining bout an excellent contest for …

In a go for broke slugfest, “Sugar” Jackson Osei Bonsu narrowly got past Carlos Baldomir to win a WBC Welterweight title eliminator by majority decision after 12 brutal rounds at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium. Former WBC Champion Baldomir was the busier man and largely brought the fight to …

Three months after a disastrous failure to make weight for a challenge to World Lightweight Champion Nate Campbell, Joan Guzman returned to the ring last night at Coliseo Carlos Teo Cruz in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to outbox WBA Fedelatin Lightweight titlist Ameth Diaz over twelve rounds. The bout was …